The Bundesliga title race may take a definitive flip this weekend as Bayer Leverkusen welcome Bayern Munich to BayArena on Saturday. Xabi Alonso’s males are second within the standings with 46 factors whereas Vincent Kompany’s facet are eight away from their hosts after beating Werder Bremen whereas Die Werkself have been held by Wolfsburg. It was the primary time in 18 video games that Leverkusen had been prevented from scoring though they’re unbeaten in 5 video games. These two have already met twice with a 1-1 draw within the league adopted by a 1-0 victory for Alonso and his gamers within the DFB Pokal.

The house facet have gained three of their undefeated 5 video games with 14 wins from 17 over an extended span of time. Leverkusen are additionally with out defeat at dwelling in 16 video games with their final 10 BayArena encounters ending with a win and scoring three objectives in three of the final 4. As for Bayern, they arrive into this recreation having disposed of Bremen and now boast three or extra objectives scored in 19 of their video games with a aim tally of 65 protecting them on track for a season whole of round 105. A 2-1 midweek win over Celtic has additionally set the Bavarians as much as advance to the UEFA Champions League spherical of 16 forward of subsequent week’s second leg at Allianz Area.

Here is our storylines, how one can watch the match and extra:

watch and odds

• Date: Saturday, February 15 | Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
• Location: BayArena – Leverkusen, Germany
• Watch: ESPN+
• Odds: Leverkusen +200; Draw +270; Bayern +120

This season to date

Alonso has steered his facet into the DFB Pokal semifinals in addition to the UCL spherical of 16 whereas sitting second within the Bundesliga with their present tempo prone to earn them 78 factors. That will be 12 fewer than in 2023-24 and Die Werkself have scored 17 objectives from six German topflight outings however have solely saved three clear sheets from 12. Then again, Bayern have additionally discovered it powerful defensively with 11 objectives towards from their final seven video games which is already greater than of their 15 outings earlier than that. Street video games have additionally been tough with 4 wins, one draw and two losses from their final seven.

Staff information

Leverkusen: Jeanuel Belocian is out injured so Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah and Piero Hincapie ought to begin in entrance of Lukas Hradecky. Victor Boniface and Florian Wirtz must also begin on condition that Martin Terrier is out long-term whereas Nathan Tella may additionally get a begin.

Potential Leverkusen XI: Hradecky; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Xhaka, Andrich, Grimaldo; Wirtz, Boniface, Tella.

Bayern: Alphonso Davies and Daniel Peretz are each out with Raphael Guerreiro prone to fill in at left again alongside Josip Stanisic, Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae. Joao Palhinha is uncertain so Joshua Kimmich might be partnered by Leon Goretzka within the center.

Potential Bayern XI: Neuer; Stanisic, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Goretzka; Olise, Musiala, Coman; Kane.

Prediction

Though a slim dwelling win wouldn’t be an enormous shock given the shape Alonso’s males have loved at BayArena, a draw with each side scoring appears about proper and that will be a superb end result for Kompany’s Bavarians given the title race implications. Decide: Leverkusen 1, Bayern 1.